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Saturday, March 8, 2014

Birns & Sawyer [TEWE] Omnitar 200mm f3.2 & Olympus E-M5

This concludes the (mostly) telephoto lens week, which I started with the Canon FD 200mm f4. Two years ago I was very surprised to find this Omnitar 200mm f3.2 in a pawnshop for a ridiculously low price, since it had a Arri mount and the shop owner obviously knew little about it. I love the Omnitar 150mm f3 and 200mm f3.2 would make a nice pair.

This lens is in much better shape than the 150mm f3, but it has a stiff focusing ring, which makes quick snaps difficult. Despite this, I like using it. It's not a high contrast lens (I think most cinematic lenses aren't) but a good balance between sharp and smooth.